Should You Buy SpaceX Stock After the Starship V3 Megarocket Launch?

SpaceX’s Starship V3 megamegarocket launch captured investor attention as the company positions for an IPO later this year. The test followed a seven-month gap since the previous launch and a November booster destruction, delays that have punctuated a challenging development path. The roadmap suggests the IPO could occur as early as next month, with several routes for investors to gain exposure beforehand. SpaceX argues that the Starship program is essential to its growth, enabling lunar infrastructure, orbital data centers, and expansion of Starlink’s service through cheaper, more frequent launches. Initial Starship launches are estimated at about $100 million, far below NASA’s roughly $2 billion per SLS launch, and Musk has floated the goal of reducing costs to $10 million.